AWARD-WINNING gospel star Thinah Zungu has apologised for his tlof tlof scenes on a telenovela.
Thinah plays Melusi on the telenovela Mother Of All on e.tv's eVOD.
But not everyone was happy with Thinah's character, saying it was inappropriate for him to play the character as he is a pastor. Others supported him as they believe acting is just acting.
Thinah, who was officially anointed as pastor of Ark Fellowship Church based in Inanda, north of Durban, told Daily Sun he shot his scenes before he was anointed as pastor earlier in 2023.
“I'd like to apologise to those who find the role I play as Melusi in the new telenovela inappropriate, but I shot it before I became a pastor.
“As a creative person, I was invited to play the role because I’m in the arts and acting is part of my description. People must also understand that I had no bad intention with my character,” he said.
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The Nginguthandiwe hitmaker said the biggest mistake was that the show aired after he became a pastor.
"The bottom line is that I apologise to those who thought my character was inappropriate because of the scenes I played. Yes, I got paid to play in the story so to those who say I love money, yes, I love money and there's nothing wrong with that because we're all working for money,” he said.
Thinah said people must forgive and forget because he has already played the character, but going forward, he won't play such characters because he's now a pastor.
“As a creative person, I'll continue to act but I will be selective of the characters I play because I’m now a leader,” he said.
